There are big, hot tears trailing down my cheeks this morning, thanks to the kindness of a man by the name of Gerald Kumpula.

The Minnesota resident, who just so happens to be handy with woodworking, recently spied a crib at a garage sale held by Valarie Watt, but didn’t quite understand her hesitance to part with it. After Gerald’s wife did a bit of investigating, the right thing to do became overtly clear.

“I started crying instantly,” Watts, whose son Noah was stillborn at full term, said of receiving the repurposed crib back from Gerald. “It’s amazing, and there’s good people out there. There’s proof.”

Her pain, her story and her gratefulness for this stranger’s gesture has my eyes welling up, but it was that last cracking-voice statement by the caring older man that pushed me over the edge: “It’s fun to be able to do something.”

“Fun,” of course, may not be the exact word this sweet man was looking for, but I understand his sentiment wholeheartedly. When there’s nothing that can be done to truly ease someone’s pain, no way to fix it, it’s nice to be able to do something, anything that might help even the slightest.

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7 Responses to Stranger’s amazing act of kindness for a mourning mom

Crystalsays:

May 9, 2014 at 11:40 am

What a wonderful thing to do for this mother. God Bless him and his wife!

Nancysays:

May 9, 2014 at 2:28 pm

What a wonderful thing to do for her. I know that the kindness of my friends has been so helpful in surviving my two stillbirths, I’m so glad that someone was so kind and reached out that way. I’m sure she will never forget it.

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